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L. K. SGOTPORD.

HAND STAMP.

No. 284,243. Patented Sap t 4, 1883.

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,NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS K. scorronn, on NEW YORK, N.

HA'ND-STAM P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 284,243, dated September 4, 1883.

Application filed January 2, 1883. (No model.)

T0 aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Louis K. Scorrorn), of 1 the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Hand-Stamp, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved self -inking hand-stamp which operates easily and without jarring.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional elevation of my improved self-inking handstamp on the line :10 90, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional elevation of the same on the line 1 y, Fig. 1.

The die-plate A is mounted to turn on a shaft, B, the ends of which pass through vertical slots in the end standards, 0. The fork D, attached to the handle E, is provided with an aperture in the end ofeach shank, and into each aperture a cap, F, having an annularflange, G, is placed'in such a manner that the flange is between the outer surface of the standard 0 and the inner surface of the shank of the fork. The ends of the shaft B are passed One end of the shaft B also passes through the symmetricallycurved longitudinal slot H in plate J, pivoted to the upper end of the inner surface of one of the end standards, 0. An arm or rod, K, projects reetangularly from the bottom of the plate A, at the end adj olning the plate J, and passes through a short guide-cylinder or piece of tubing, L, pivoted to rotate or turn in a vertical plane to the plate J, at the middle of the same. The tube L can. be replaced by any other suitable guide pivoted to the plate J. The handle is provided with a spring, which presses the printingsurface of the die-plate against the inking-cushion M, held in the frame in the usual manner. If the handle is depressed, the shaft B strikes against the edge of the curved slot H on the plate J, and swings the said plate in the direction of the arrow to, Fig. 2. The guide L will be moved in a like direction, and will be inclined to the will gradually be increased until the guide L is in a horizontal position and is finally inverted. As' the rod or arm K passes through the guide L it moves with said guide and turns the plate A, which isfree to turn on its shaft B. The plate A will be inverted, so that the printing-surface will be downward before the impression is made. handle draws the plate A upward, and the same is turned again, so that the printing-surface will come in contact with the inkingcushion. The die-plate is thus inked automatically. The guide L gives the plate A an easy movement, and prevents all clicking and clashing of parts. As the ends of the shaft B are held in the caps F, the shaft is prevented from working itself loose and creeping out ofthe ends ,of the forks. The caps also simplify the construction and the mounting of the stamp.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- L A self-inking hand-stamp, constructed substantially as herein shown and described,

with a pivoted die-plate,having a downwardlyprojecting arm passing through a guide piv oted to a plate pivoted to one of the end standards of the frame, and provided with a symmetricallycurved longitudinal slot, as set forth.

The spring in the 2. In a self-inking hand-stamp, the combithe ends of the shanks of the fork, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

LOUIS K. SOOTFORD.

Witnesses:

OSCAR F. GUNZ, O. 'SEnGwroK. 

